Sara Lee Corporation

Consolidated Foods Corporation

Navin D Patel

Cecil R Bell

Willie M Lathery

Jasper R London

George D Nakhle

Arthur R Edwards

A system for automatically orienting hosiery blanks upon a conveyor, selectively transferring blanks from the conveyor to a turret assembly by means of a pick-up assembly, the turret assembly including a plurality of support units for sequentially conveying a plurality of blanks in an arcuate path to an automatic toe closing machine, everting the blanks and sewing closed the toe portions of the blanks.

Loading system for a toe closing assembly

A system for automatically closing the toe portions of tubular hosiery blanks includes an automatic loader assembly for receiving, supporting and spreading open an end portion of a hosiery blank, for transporting the blank to a toe closing machine, and for carrying the opened end of the blank over a loading tube of a toe closing machine while everting the blank.

Garment toe closing system

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Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America

Navin D Patel